Rutgers quarterback Gary Nova attempts a pass against Cincinnati during their game Saturday. Rutgers announced it will leave the Big East to join the Big Ten.

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Cheers to you, Rutgers. You are the nerdy kid who just got asked to the Sadie Hawkins dance by the cutest cheerleader in school, and instead of being slack-jawed and scarlet-faced, you held your head high and proudly walked the hallways as if you knew it was coming.

"The Big Ten is really where Rutgers belongs," university President Robert Barchi said Tuesday. ...

Well, no, that's not true at all. The Scarlet Knights belong in the Big East, the conference they left Tuesday to join the Big Ten. But what does that matter anymore?